The goal of the agreement between Appirio and Year Up is to better address this Opportunity Divide, using cloud analytics to organize and understand large quantities of information stored across various internal databases. Year Up is looking to modernize its program by eliminating the use of spreadsheets that require constant updating and consolidating Salesforce data into two separate dashboards to illustrate donation trends.
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The "Quest for Quakes" two-week algorithm challenge seeks to develop new software codes or algorithms to search through data and identify electromagnetic pulses that may precede an earthquake.Some researchers have speculated such pulses originating from the ground near earthquake epicenters could signal the onset of some quakes.
"Developing a reliable approach that can separate potential earthquake-induced electromagnetic pulses from the myriad of natural and anthropogenic sources has been a significant challenge," said Craig Dobson, program scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "We look forward to seeing the innovative ideas from this competition and learning more about this controversial phenomenon."
SOURCE:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasa-hosts-quest-for-quakes-data-challenge-300118422.html

Two primary themes emerged among the winning projects: Several address the need to provide voters with better news and information about candidates and issues, while others focus on increasing voter engagement in the election process. The ideas range from offering new ways to bring more transparency to campaign financing to enlisting barbershops to spread information on candidates and issues. Ten of the winners will receive investments of $200,000 to $525,000 each, while 12 early-stage ideas will receive $35,000 each through the Knight Prototype Fund, which helps people explore early-stage media and information ideas.
SOURCE:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/07/prweb12865173.htm

6degree.org is the first ever crowd funding platform to fight against human trafficking. The solution utilizes technology to crowdsource funds to aid victims – including costs for safe accommodation, medical or legal assistance, the return travel, education or skills development, job placement, or help establishing a small business. Users can also follow the journey of each trafficking victim through an interactive map built on top of Microsoft’s Bing Maps.
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Built on the Salesforce1 Platform and designed for nonprofit organizations, NGO Connect and Salesforce Sales Cloud offer the tools LLS needs to improve a range of functions, from donor management to volunteer management and marketing. With Appirio's support, LLS will revisit its current operational processes, examine areas for improvement and establish a new system to help the organization run more effectively. Beginning with the technical assessment phase, the next stage of the Salesforce implementation process includes transitioning the organization's Patient Access Portal and Information Resource Center to improve patient case management capabilities.
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The launch means Symbid now offers both equity and loan crowdfunding in addition to traditional and other alternative funding options via The Funding Network™ including angel investing, venture capital and bank loans. Loan crowdfunding by Symbid will make use Symbid's internally developed monitoring tool and independent treasury management agency Catena -- spin-off of leading risk management firm Zanders. It is a professional and more transparent alternative to current online lending options for both investors and entrepreneurs.
SOURCE:http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/symbid-adds-loan-crowdfunding-expands-the-funding-network-otcqb-sbid-2030969.htm

ClipMine is the first video indexing and annotation platform that combines crowdsourcing along with machine learning to create high quality video annotations. ClipMine tags inside the video, bringing deep indexing to life. For creators and consumers, a table of contents not only helps everyone discover meaningful content, it aids in sharing, embedding, ad targeting, analytics—and search.
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Future Science Group (FSG), announced the launch of Neurology Central, a new online community for neurology professionals. The crowdsourcing portal, which is free to registered users, features breaking news within the field of neurology, essential information about clinical trials and drug development, and access to peer-reviewed content from FSG neurology journals.
SOURCE:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/07/prweb12824830.htm

The Bogota Music Market - BOmm has opened registrations for all musicians, bands, singers, songwriters, producers and managers who wish to participate in this promotional and broadcasting platform. BOmm offers opportunities to buyers, producers, publishers, agencies, tours and festivals to discover the very latest in the Colombian music industry scene and reach agreements, alliances and business opportunities with the people involved. BOmm Labs aim to cover other areas of the business and create a space for roundtable discussion and workshops with local experts on topics such as music journalism, music crowdfunding and management.
SOURCE:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/registrations-open-for-the-fourth-edition-of-the-bogota-music-market--the-bomm-300105164.html

GIG empowers bands and musicians to create elegant, mobile-responsive websites where they can list upcoming performances, publish recordings and videos, run their blogs, and crowdfund creative efforts without paying the typical 4% to 9% commissions levied by crowdfunding hosts. GIG is an indie tool for independent musicians who want a beautiful web presence that they own and control, who would rather keep all the money that they raise, and don’t want a middleman between them and their fans and supporters.
SOURCE:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/06/prweb12801059.htm